Holder.



PATENTED NOV. l, 1904.

P. J. MGGUIRE.

HOLDER APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 10. 1904.

No MODEL.

WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES Patented November l, 1904.

PATRICK JUDGE MCGUIRE, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 773,964, dated November 1, 1904.

Application filed June l0, 1904:. Serial No. 211,992. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK JUDGE Mo- GUIRE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of San Jose, in the county of Santa Clara and State of California, have invented a new and Improved Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to holders for various objects, it being particularly adapted for use in connection with candles. Its principal objects are to provide a simple and convenient device of this class which will firmly retain objects of dierent sizes and which may be readily operated. l

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of my invention shown as applied to the holding of a candle. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section therethrough. Fig. v3 shows a top plan view, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional detail through the center of the head and adjacent end of the standard.

The numeral 10 designates a base, in which is mounted a spindle or standard 11, having a reduced end 12, furnishing a shoulder 12a. Both the standard and its reduced end are preferably provided with threads. Carried by the shoulder and surrounding the standard end is a support or head, here shown as consisting of a plate 13, which has a central boss or hub 14, provided with an opening to receive the end of the reduced standard. This opening is suiiiciently large to leave an annular space about the portion 12, and into this space extends a retaining-nut 15, coacting with the thread and having a head or enlargement 16 projectingover the support and holding it in place upon the standard. The length of the nut is such, however, that its lower end contacts with the shoulder to prevent the head 16 from bearing heavily upon the support, the latter thus being free to rotate upon the standard. Coacting with the threaded portion of the standard is an adjusting member or nut 17,'from which radiate three or more arms or brackets'18, spaced equally about the periphery of the nut. Between these brackets are pivoted retaining members or arms 19, which extend upward through openings 2O in the plate and are movably held and guided therein by means here shown as small plates 21, secured to the under side of the head-plate and extending across the ends of the openings. The arms 19 are preferably curved, first extending outwardly from the pivotal points to the supportopenings and then upwardly and inwardly therefrom. Their outer ends may be somewhat reduced or sharpened to facilitate engagement. The support is preferably provided with an annular series of projections 22, and the nut 15 may also have an axial projection 23. y

In use the object to be held-as, for example, a candle C-is forced down into coperation with the projections, the arms 19 having first been separated to permit this by turning the nut 17 toward the support upon the standard, this moving the arms outward through the support-openings and separating their engaging ends. The nut, support, and candle may now be rotated in the reverse direction, which will brin-g the ends of the arms toward one another and force them into contact with the candle, gripping it firmly and in connection with the projections holding it securely in place. The parts may be retained in their position of engagement bya set-screw 24, threaded through the nut 17 and movable into Contact with the standard. To release the candle, it is only necessary to again move the nut toward the support, as has just been described.

It will be seen that while my improved holder is not complicated and is comparatively inexpensive to manufacture it will serve to effectively hold a considerable range of sizes of candles or the like.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A holder comprising a standard, a support mounted thereon and being provided with means for engaging the inner end of the object to be held, and retaining-'arms connected with the standard and guided by the support.

2. A holder comprising a standard, a support mounted thereon and being provided with means for engaging the inner end of the object to be held, an adjusting member movable along' the standard, retaining-arms pivoted to the adjusting' member, and guides for the arms.

3. A Candle-holder conmrising a threaded standard, a head carried thereloy and having' candle-engaging means, a nut operating upon the standard, and arms pivoted to the nut and guided hy the head.

1I. A Candle-holder comprising a threaded standard, a head carried thereby and provided with openings and With Candle engaging means, a nut operating upon the standard,

and arms pivoted to the nut and extending through the head-openings.

5. A holder comprising a threaded standard having a reduced threaded end forming a shoulder, a head eoaeting with the shoulder and being provided With openings, a nut engaging' the standard end and serving to retain the head in place, a nut operating upon the standard, and arms pivoted to the last-named nut and extending through the standard-openings.

In testimony7 whereof I have signed my name to this speeieation in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

PATRICK JUDGE MCGUIRE.

Witnesses:

J. E. ANDERSON, D. M. BURNETT. 

